----- Original Message ----- From: SpaceWeather.com Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 12:54 PM To: SpaceWeather.com Subject: Look at Mars Tonight Space Weather News for January 4, 2004
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MARS: Tonight is a good night to look at Mars. NASA's six-wheeled rover
Spirit landed there less than 24 hours ago, in a place called Gusev
Crater. Spirit is beaming some wonderful images to Earth--you've probably
seen them on TV or on the web. But are you ready for a break from screens?
Tonight you can step outside and see Mars with your own eyes. Visit
Spaceweather.com for directions and a sky map.
EARTH AT PERIHELION: Earth's orbit around the sun isn't a perfect circle,
it's an ellipse. One side is closer to the sun (147.5 million km) than the
other (152.6 million km). Today, January 4th, we're at the closest point,
known to astronomers as perihelion. The sun looks a bit bigger than
average and sunlight falling on Earth is a few percent more intense.
Check Spaceweather.com for more information.
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